Opening explorer over 1,964,188 over-the-board games. Online games are searchable and count for prep, but are excluded from opening statistics.
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 2,370 | 39% 36% 25% | 2301 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 125 | 30% 26% 44% | 2170 | 2026 |
| e3 | 118 | 31% 31% 37% | 2206 | 2026 |
| e4 | 50 | 40% 20% 40% | 2229 | 2026 |
| c5 | 49 | 35% 35% 31% | 2282 | 2025 |
| a4 | 16 | 19% 81% | 2025 | 2025 |
| Bf4 | 14 | 29% 29% 43% | 2081 | 2025 |
| g3 | 14 | 43% 21% 36% | 2245 | 2025 |
| Qb3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2118 | 2024 |
| b3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1882 | 2025 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2355 | 2024 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2784–Carlsen, M2851 | 0-1 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| So, W2747–Carlsen, M2831 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Shankland, S2725–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2733–Nakamura, Hi2802 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2710–Mamedyarov, S2782 | ½-½ | 8th Sinquefield Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2749–Fedoseev, Vl32739 | ½-½ | Superbet POL Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Rapport, R2762–Andreikin, D2724 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Prix 2 Playoff | 2022 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Vallejo Pons, F2710 | ½-½ | Moscow Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Le, Quang Liem2731–So, W2752 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| So, W2772–Le, Quang Liem2709 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2021 | 2021 |